Agarwood vs Long-tailed Marmot

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Malvales (アオイ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Aquilaria	Marmota
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Marmota caudata

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Long-tailed Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Agarwood

The Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.